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Graphic: Death, Suicide, Suicide attempt
Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol
Minor: Body shaming, Drug use, Infertility, Racial slurs, Abandonment
Section one:
What I absolutely adored about this book is the stream of consciousness writing style. It was neatly tied together and everything found its end nicely. The vocabulary was a bit meh but I guess it works. The book was quite... American? I don’t know honestly, I’m too Asian for it probably so, reading things like “...he was trying to prove he could be aesthetic...” had me cringe just a little bit. But that’s on me haha. The characters were realistic, the events as well, without any... poetic layer. Yeah, let’s call it that.
Oh and the lovely analogies! I did wish they were explained a bit more but it’s fine, I guess, since the tone of the book was not complimentary to huge descriptions that creep up your body and gently sink themselves into your skin.
Section two:
Now this part is about Esther herself and do I like her character or not? The answer WAS a big fat no but then she sorta grew on me but I still dislike her. Why? There I’m a bit lost; not completely though. The girl was racist and hateful. My friend pointed out that being hateful is a depression thing which lead to an odd question where even now I’m wondering if her racism and hate is justified by her mental condition but I’m choosing to not ponder over it for too long.
Overall, the book is a tiny bit overhyped but it has its charms.
One thing though, I do not know what kind of readers I would recommend this to because for some it would be triggering, for some unrelatable, and I’m a tiny bit concerned for those who do find it relatable (minus the cracks that let in the light of hope)
What I will say is that if you pick up the book, make sure you learn from her, not the methods to succumb but the methods to survive in the bell jar.
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt
Moderate: Body shaming, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Blood
Minor: Fatphobia, Homophobia, Incest, Sexual content, Suicide, Grief, Abortion, Lesbophobia, Alcohol
Graphic: Death, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content
Minor: Ableism, Xenophobia
Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Medical content, Suicide attempt
Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Body shaming, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Sexual harassment, Classism
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt
Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Sexual harassment
Minor: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail